The Change of Command is a simple, yet traditional event that is rich with symbolism and heritage. Key to the ceremony is the passing of the unit's colors. From the earliest of times, leaders used a banner, or other symbols, to identify themselves and to serve as a Rallying Point for their men. All others within the organization might perish, but the Colors. live forever. It's the Colors. which record the unit's history - its glories... its battles and its campaigns. And so, with the transfer of